Asklemmy

The last time I bought a map was around the early 2000's. I drove to another city and bought a city plan along with a newspaper. I used both to search for appartements to visit and rent while being there for the whole day.

The last time a physical map got handed to me was when I registered as a citizen in yet another city I went to study for. Students who moved there were handed a shoulder bag filled with some brochures along with a map of the city and a book with the timetables for all public transport routes as a welcoming gift. That was in 2007.

I remember the last time, I almost bought a map. Back in 2006 I had just moved to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the US. I went to Walmart to get one of those local atlas books, and saw it was like $75. They had Garmins on sale for around $100. Bought a Garmin and haven't purchased a non-decorative map since.

In 2010 i bought one before embarking on a road trip across Europe. I don't think I used it though, but i kept it just in case.

I bought a couple maps when I was in Europe when I was 16. My grandpa made me "the navigator" because I'm decent with maps and directions and such.

That was in like 2013.

Last summer. We have a lot for camping. We make sure to have one for each are we go to. I also have charts for nautical navigation.

Bought a copy of The MilePost for a road trip up the Alcan last year.

Very specific, relevant information along with maps in a paper format is ideal when you're driving through remote areas with little to no cell signal.

Back in the before times, when gps wasn’t a thing. I think i still have it in the trunk of the car or something.

I buy maps as art pieces, I would never use a map for navigating but I guess I rarely go somewhere remote enough that power is a concern.

Do maps of shopping centres or festivals count? These are often only on paper with no digital analogue.

Around 2008/09 when i'm in college and moving around in a foreign place. Videogame helps me a lot with physical map navigation.

Couple years ago i downloaded a geomap of texas showing the various geological ages of the different areas in the state. Then found a service online that will enlarge it poster size. Now hangs on my wall next to the front entrance

a few years ago when i updated my emergency evacuation bag i bought a road atlas of my country

I use CalTopo, and can make PDFs of the exact area I want and then print custom maps as backups for hiking.

Bought? Never. I have a 2024 Western Europe road atlas in the pocket behind the driver's seat, but I don't know who bought it. I like to look at the pretty lines and funny names from time to time, but really OSM and it's various client apps are what I actually use.

Never, I always use OSM

Maybe 20 years ago visiting Croatia, or even before

Bought one about two weeks ago. Usually i like having a paper map on my cycling trips, but on long ones it's getting too many maps, so i didn't bring any. Then i met some italians with a map and next day i bought one myself. I think it's much better to see where you are at and how you move than on a phone.

Also kinda like the "scenic routes" marker in the michelin maps (although that's also on their online maps). It was a midi pyrenees map, but i have already ridden out of it, going to send it home.

Ireland, 2005.

Because I had never been to Ireland, and it was 2005.

I didn't buy it, but I was at Cooter's Garage near Luray VA this spring and on the wall was a big cool detailed map with a bunch of motorcycle routes and bars, restaurants, and attractions to see all over WV, VA, and OH. I asked if they had it for sale and the lady said, no, but there was a little smaller version available with the brochures. So I got a folded-up one that's still neat.